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Purchase Price, $7,200,000
Production, $840,000,000
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THe summer no sweeter was .."er;
'i ho HiitiHliluy uiiodH all nthrlll:
The Krnylln uiuip In Hie river.
The bighorn iiwltup on the hill.
Tl'f 8trnn life (hut never knows harness.
The vfllfls where the rarlliou will.
The rrrshnesM, the freeilotn, tho farnesa
O God! how I'm stuck on It nil.
Tho Spell of tho Yukon (Service).
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IIK houo of reptoentntlNes the other
lay piibvcd im amendment to tno gov
ernment Aluskun railroad iwt by
which the iiililltlonnl sum of S17.O0O.
000 wits appropriated for the comple
tion of the road by December HI. U'--.
Tho debate was presumably more or
less tinned with partisan polities.
Leaving out the polities mnny Inter
ostitis fans of value were brought
out concerning Alnska Land of the
Miiinirriit Ktm wiitcli lum nroved n
(ZzJyy veritable treasure trove to the United
Stntcs and Is only at the beginning
of Its dovelopment. Some of these facts are here
given, with credit to the various representatives.
Mr. Curry of California. Mr. Chairman. In 1SG7
when Alaska was purchased through the efforts
of Secretary of State Seward from Russia for
$7,200,000. which was less than 2 cents an aero,
the Kunfpeun nations poked fun at the United
States, and the papers of the United States ridi
culed Secretary Seward and referred to Alaska ns
"Seward's Iceberg."
The cllmute of the most of Alnskn Is better than
that of Scandluavln and New Foundlund. Vege
tables and cereals can be nnd are raised there,
and It Is the richest undeveloped mlnt-'rul section
on the face of the earth.
Time hits Justified Seward's purchase of Alaska
for the United States. Since ISO!) Alaska has pro
duced over $840,000,000 worth of wealth; $300,
000.000 of that from her fisheries, most of the
rest from her mines and from her furs. In tho
same time Alaska has bought from the United
States S400,O00,000 worth of property. It has done
that under existing law that practically ties up tho
resources of Alaska and prohibits them from being
developed.
In 101 1 under these conditions, knowing that
Alaska Miould bo developed and that a railroad
could not and would not be built by private enter
prise, the congress of the United States enacted
a law authorizing the president to construct a rnll
ro'id or railroads In Alaska, not to exceed 1,000
miles In length, and authorized the expenditure
by blm of $:i.).000,000 for that purpose. The presi
dent placed the construction of the road under the
control of tho secretary of the Interior, nnd ho In
turn organized what Is known as tho Alaskan
engineering commission to take practical charge of
the woik.
The original authorization of snn.OOO.OOO would
have constructed this road under ordinary condi
tions and circumstances, but the wnr came along,
wages Increased 01) per cent, tho cost of materlnl
Increased up to 101 per cent and transportation up
to M7 per cent. Under those circumstances tho
$3.r) 000.000 Is not sulllclent to complete the work.
It Is, therefore, absolutely necessary, unless wo
wish to sacrifice the $.'15,000,000 already Invested,
that this $17,000,000 authorization he nllowed.
The road, when completed, will bo 001 miles In
length. Tho mnln line, from Scwnnl to Fnlrhnnks,
will be 471 miles In length. Tho spurs and branches
and s'de lines will make up tho (501 miles. All of
the road has heen 'completed, with tho exception
of some work to bo done to complete the first 71
miles from Seward north nnd n gap of 100 miles
and another small gap of 25 miles. Most of the
lOdnille gap has been surveyed and some of the
roii(!bed has been made.
Tin- road started from Seward on tho southern
point of Alaska, nnd went to Anchorage. Part of
that i nnd 71 miles had been constructed. From
Anchorage over to tho northern terminal of the
road. Fnlrhnnks Is located on tho Tannnn river.
The Tanana river Is n brnnch of tho Yukon river,
and the Yukon river nnd tho Tannnn river are
nvlguble for 2,000 mlUs. Tho Alaskan rnllrond
loinmlssloh commenced building from the south
c'rn point north. They brought the material to
Seward nnd Anchorage, and they commenced to
build from the northern termlnnl south, so that
Miey could save tlmo and snvo money.
Tho road already reaches to tho coal fields.
There tho 1,202 square miles of conl fields In
Alnska that have been explored and exported by
tho coast and geodetic survey, the geologlcul sur
vey and by tho Alaskan engineering commission.
That Is nil on tho lino of this rond. It Is estimated
that thero nro 30,000,000.000 tons of coal thnt will
bo opened to coramoire by this road, nnd 15,000,
000,000 tons of It will bo high-grade coal which
could bo used for coking nnd smelting ore, and
such purposes, nnd tho rest of It for fuel nnd mat
ters of that kind. In Alnskn It has been estimated
thnt thero nro 150,000,000,000 tons of conl. No
person knows how much there Is.
Mr. Strong of Kansas.- Thero hns been discov
ered In Alnska not only gold, but silver, copper,
conl, lend, Iron, nntlmony. tungsten und platinum
In largo 'quantities. In nddltlon, thero hns been
discovered large fields of oil. It litis splendid ngrl
cultural advantages. It Is cstlinntcd that It has
over 100,000 squnro tnlloa of tlllnblo iundT It hns
a growing season of 100 days, and because of the
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great length of the days, that growing season Is
worth about 200 of our days. So that they nro
ennbled to crow crops suitable to take enre of a
large population and take enre of the stock that
they may produce. The crops are wheat, oata,
rye, barley, hny, and they have produced an alfalfa
which makes n good crop. Its vnst forests of tim
ber suitable for paper pulp are awaiting a ready
market, while Its fisheries are tho greatest on this
continent.
Mr. Miller of Washington. I have been over
nearly all of Alaska. I have gone Into tho hills
with my pack on my back. I have teamed what
few provisions I had 200 or :UX) miles with a dog
team out to my dlggins. Tho greatest copper
mines on the face of the earth nro within the
territory of Alnskn. You know how wo searched
the world for metals during the war. We have 09
per cent of them In Alaska. They nre there await
ing tho hand that will develop them.
Something has been sold here of tho reindeer
situation. There Is no prettier sight In tho world
than to see n thousand head of reindeer grazing
on a mountain side. Tho Aleutian islands are full
of them. There nre 150.000 or 1(30,000 reindeer In '
Alaska. They are a godsend to the natives. They
go out with their little herds. An Indian or an
Ksklnio may not have over 25 or 30 reindeer, but
he herds them ns u careful husbandman takes care
of his little flock of sheep. Incidentally they nro
cleaning out tho wolves nnd lynxes und the other
predatory anlmnls that Infest the country. Tho
reindeer support the natives. And I truly believe
that with the great grazing lands that there nro In
Alaska, the future development of the reindeer
us a substantial source of meat supply for our
country Is one of the most promising that we have
before us.
Now, tho climate thero Is not bnd. Over In tho
Interior, In the Yukon valley, the ntmosphero Is
dry, nnd with the temperature 25 degrees below
zero you can wear an ordinary hat all day long
nnd your ears will not get cold. When you go out
to the const you get the moisture. Going nwuy
from tho const Into the Yukon vulley you go
over a mountain chain some 4,000 feet high, and
when you get over thnt chain you are in the great
nrctlc slope.. I have come out of that valley with
the thermometer 42 degrees below zero, whero I
could stay out doors nil day without discomfort,
nnd have dropped over that mountain chain only
30 miles nnd como out to tho coast whero tho
thermometer wnsx8 degrees below zero nnd have
nenrly perished with the cold. The Interior Is a
cold, dry climate. Animals can forago nil winter
In the Interior country.
It would burprlse some of you to know that In
that country tho ground Is eternally fnozen. No
one has ever dug through the frost, and they' have
been down u thousand feet.
The fields of barley and rye nnd wheat nre
grown on tho top of ground thnt Is frozen for a
thousand foot beneath. It thaws on tho surfnee
In the summer time. It gets very warm. There
Is daylight 10, 18 and 24 hours In the day, nnd
crops ninturo quickly. They come right up 'over
night. Of course, In the winter the nights nre lone
und dark nnd cold, but the summer seasons nro de
lightful. The thermometer goes up to 80, 00 amj
05 In summer, buln the winter It becomes exceed-
lngly cold. Tho coldest wenther I ever saw In the
Yukon vnlloy was 08 degrees below zero. That la
cold wenther, und It Is dangerous weather; hut as
you go down the Yukon river, nnd perhaps COO
miles from the mouth, there Is u Catholic mission
the Holy Cross mission. Thero Is one of tho most
beautiful npple orchnrds I hnvo ever seen, perhaps
80 acres of tho most beautiful young npplo trees
Just coming Into bearing. And grazing over broad
ucres of clover was one of tho finest herds of Jer
Bey cattle I havo ever Been. All thnt In a land that
Is frozen. It Is a queer country. Every rule of tho
geologists In reversed when you get to Alaska.
And I tell you, gentlemen, Just as sure as God,
the future will unfold for Alaska and tho Amerl-
CAT WOULD CATCH
BURGLAR SUSPECT
"Alcibiades" Is Precocious Young
Feline of Record and
Adventure.
Onklnnd, Cnl. "Alcibiades" cnttght
n burglar nnd nlso "Alcibiades" Isn't
n policeman.
"Alcibiades" Is n precocious young
black cat, the property of Clarence
Wood Sonnes, 1821 Harrison street, and
n cat of record and adventure. Ills
Intest hid for fame has Just been
made.
Similes had rented to n friend a
room on the second floor of his home,
neglecting to udvlso "Alelblaile.s" of
the fact. In Hue with his usual custom,
the cat occupied the front porch on tho
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can people the wealthiest possession held by any
nntlon In the world. Mlnerul, agriculture, fish
eries, stock raising everything for future develop
ment. It Is the golden land of promise for the
coming generation. All they want Is your help.
Come and help them. Let us have 250,000 people
in AloBka.
None of tho speakers mentioned Mount Mc
Klnley. It will be noted that the small map sug
gesting the general course of the Alaskan railroad
shows Mount McKtnley. This great peak, with a
surrounding urea of 2,200 square miles, la now
Mount McKlnley National park. Tho government
railroad runs close to ono corner of the peak and
will make it accessible.
Mount McKlnley Nutlonnl park lies approxi
mately in tho center of Alnska, in tho midst of
tho vast wilderness to tho south of tho Yukon nnd
to the west of the Tnnuuu. Hero tho Alaskan
range, which forms a lino of stiow-cnpped sum
mits 200 miles long, culminates In several gigantic
peaks, the highest of which Mount McKlnley
towering 20,300 feet, Is tho highest mountain In
tho world abovo tho lino of perpetual snow, and
one of the most Impressive mountains of the
earth. Seen from an altitude of 1,800 feet, Mount
McKlnley Is stupendous; travelers say that thero
Is nothing like It, even among tho higher Andes or
Himalayas.
The park area Is In scenic keeping with forests,
glaciers, lakes, strenms and lofty peaks. So from
a scenic viewpoint tho new McKlnley National
park takes place In the front rank of o;ir 17 nn
tlonal parks.
Mount McKlnley Is a natural big game refuge.
It Is tho fountnln-hend of the big game supply
south of the Yukon and west of tho Tanana. It la
tho center of n region whero big game nbounda.
Here can still ho seen the wild gumo living in
securltv. protected by tho remoteness nnd rugged-
ness of the region. Groat moose stalk through the
valleys about timber line. Herds of caribou feed
on tho moss-covered hills. Bunds of bighorns
browse on the high mountain slopes. Tho grizzly,
monnrchof the American wilderness, gives tho
crowning touch to this plcturo of a wild game
pnradlse.
Hut already Is this big game paradise menaced.
The prospector, miner and market hunter nre
closing In. The white mnn's civilization Is draw
ing near. Already sledloads of wild game reach
tho Fairbanks market. With tho completion of
tho government railroad New York will bo but
three weeks nwny. Our national expansion hns
always carried with It evils ns well as good.
Fires have swept away forests; dynamite and
filth have killed off tho fish; n leaden hall has
exterminated tho wild life, "ltcmembur the buf
falo I"
When this dny comes tho big gnmo of tho region
will naturally gravitate to Mount McKlnley. And
there It will find sanctuary In tho national park.
So, nsldo from its scenic magnificence, tho creation
of' Mount McKlnley National park is well worth
wlillo as a game preserve.
On tho other hand, so remote Is this vnst wilder
ness that the net contains a concession to tho pros
pector and the miner In tho mnttcr of killing
gnmo for food. The net establishes the park ns a
game refuge nnd provides n heavy punishment for
the killing of game. Thero 1b, however, this pro
viso :
"Provided, Thnt prospoctors and minors en
gaged In prospecting or mining ln4snld park may
take and kill there bo much gasx or birds ns may
bo needed for their actual vccssltles when short
of food; but li no cane, bliall animals or birds be
killed In snld park for Balo or removal therefrom
or wantonly,"
It Is obvious thnt Inasmuch ns tho passing of the
park net does not modify or nfrect tho mineral land
laws now applicable to tho area nnd henco does
not excludo prospectors nnd miners, ft would not
do to prohibit tho killing of gnmo for food by them
In enso of necessity.
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He Set Up a Prolonged Howl.
night the new roomer reached the
house, shortly after two o'clock In the
morning.
"Alcibiades" was perturbed by the
arrival of the stranger, and his sus
picions were aroused. Something
was wrong nnd the cat took Immediate-
action. Climbing to the top of
the fence Immediately under the room
occuple'd by Sonnes, he set up n pro
longed howl until its owner, scenting
trouble, arose nnd tct the disturber in
tho front door.
Dashing upstairs and squatting be
fore the door of the new roomer, "Alci
biades" continued his vocal exertions
with redoubled energy. Finally realiz
ing what was troubling tho mind of
the feline, Soaucs explained the situ
ation to the satisfaction of tho feline,
whereupon "Alcibiades" subsided, re
turned to the front porch und quiet
was restored.
During the daytime "Alcibiades" has
for his playmntc a young bnntnm
rooster with which be shares his meals.
l Child's Life Saved
by Falling Window
Knvitnnuli CI it T.lttln IviiMinr.
:; Ine Juncstetter owes her life to
f: the fuct thnt window snsh fell
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from n third story window
through which she hnd fuller).
'I'lin child l& tlirr vixira old.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. J.
.Tungstctter. She was playing ;;
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perilous position until her cries
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WOMAN'S NERVES
' MADE STRONG
By Lydia E. Pinkham'f
Vegetable Compound,
Winona, Minn. "I suffered formor
than yoar from nervousness, and wan
so Daa i couiu noi
at
would lio awake and
Cot eo nervous X
would hnvo to get
up and walk around
and in tho morning
would bo all tired
out I read about
LydinRPinkham'
Vopotnblo Com
pound and thought
1 would try it. My
nervousness soon
loft mo. I Bleed
well nnd feci lino in tho morning and
nblo to do my work. I nlndly recom
mend Lydia 13. Pinkham n Vegetabla
Compound to muko weak ncrvca
Btrong." Mrs. Aldeiit Sultze, 603
Olmstead St., Winona, Minn.
How often do wo henr tho expression
nmonp women, "1 am so nervous, I can
not sleep," or "it seems as though I
phould ily. " Such women should profit
by Mrs. Sultzo'a experience nnd give
this famous root nnd herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
K)und, a trial.
For forty yenra it has been overcome
ing such serious conditions ns displace
ments, inflammation, ulceration, irreg
ularities, periodic paino, backache, diz
ziness, nnd nervous prostration of
women, and la now considered the stan
dard remedy for such ailments.
Rather Twisted.
"You can believe anything Albert
tells you." "I urn glad to learn ho la
such a voracious young man."
STRENGTHENS
KIDNEYS ,
PURIFIES BLOOD
You enn't expect weak kidneys to
filter tho ncida nnd poisons out of your
system unless they aro given a llttlo help
Don't nllow tlicni to become, diseased
dien a llttlo attention now-will pre
vent It. Don't try to cheat nature.
As soon ns you commence to bava
backaches, f eel nervous nnd tired, GET
liUSY. Theso nro usunlly warnings
that your kidneys aro not working;
properly.
Do not delay a minute. Go after th
cause of your ailments or you may finl
yourself in the crip of nn incurnblo dis
ease. GOLDMUDAL Hnarlcm Oil cap
sules will give almost immediate relleC
from kidney troubles. GOLD MED
AL Haarlem Oil Capsules will do
tho work. They aro tho pure original
Hnarlcm Oil Capsules Imported direct
from the laboratories In Haarlem, Hol
land.. Ask your druggist for GOLD
MEDAL and accept no substitutes.
Look for the same GOLD MEDAL on
every box. Three sixes, sealed packages.
Money refunded If they do not Quickly
. help you Ady.
Everything Upset.
A New York state church choir has
gone on strike. Tho spirit of discord
it secmH hnB sprend even to those who
aro supposed to furnish harmony.
IS SCARED BY WOODEN LEG
Sound of Its Fall Made Thief In 6re-
gon Disgorge Loot and' Then
Beat It Quickly.
Mcdfnrd, Ore. A thief entered a
home in this city. He had ransacked
bevernl rooms, pocketed a gold wntcli
und a bunch of Jewels belonging, to
n lady occupant of one, stole a valu
able pipe from n male roomer, pulled
on a pair of new shoes belonging to
unother, grabbed a pair of trousers
and started for the door. Just then a
wooden leg dropped from tho pantn
loons. As It struck the uncarpeted floor
with a loud thud tho frightened burg
lar emptied his pockets of the loot he
had stolen and with n yell dushed
from the premises.
It Is tho opinion of the owner of
tho "house, T. M. Thompson, that ho
Is running yet.
Kills Blind Son.
Nnmtir, Can. Louis Forget, 00 years
old, n farmer of Namur, has been ar
rested on a chargo of having pushed
his son, Ambrose Forget, 35 years old,
Into the Llttlo Itungo river. The son,
who had been blind from Infancy, wns
drowned last October, but it was not
until a few days ago that tho body wns
recovered. Forget Is alleged to hnvo
confessed that, owing to tlnnnclal con
ditions and the helplessness of his son,
ho bad decided to do away with him.
BIFF!
mod lot ncr Liver and Howe is r
with violent drugs, but
take "Cascawts."
"Dynnmltlng" bile out of jor sya
tern with calomel nnd other sickening
purgatives Is all wrong. Salts, Oil, and
Cathartic Waters tct by flooding tho!
bowels with thf digestive juices which!
aro vital to tLo stomach. Cascarets
nre different. They act ns a tonic to
tho bowel mnwcles, which Is the only
sensible wnt to relieve a bilious at
tack, a soui, acid stomach, or constl
pated bowtfa. Thero Is no griping or
InconvenUoce. You naturally return
to regularity and cheerfulness. Cos.
carets cost very little and they work
while you sleep. Adv.
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Correspondent Answered.
No, Robert, beer is not mentioned In
tho Bible; not lager beer, at any rate;
but we read In Job ; "I have seen the
foolish taking root." Boston Transcript.
A Lady of Distinction.
Is recognized by the delicate fasclnat
ing Intluenco of tho pcrfumo she uses.
A bath with Cutlcurn Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores,
followed by ft dusting with CntlcursJ
Talcum Powder usunlly means a clear,
eweot, healthy skin. Adv.
Alcohol From 8eaweed.
According to experiments made a
the Pasteur Institute In Paris, an
averago of about six quarts of alcohol
can be obtained from each 100 pounds
of seaweed.
INFLUENZA
starts with a Cold
the frstL
Kill th. Cold. At
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Standard cold rented for 29 year
in iioiei lorm aaie, lure, no
oplatci brealca up cold in 24
bourt retlsvea grip In 3 dart.
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